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Premium Listed Companies Are Subject to the UK's Super-Equivalent Rules Which Are Higher Than the EU Minimum List of Premium Equity Comercial Companies - 29th April 2020 Definition: Premium listed companies are subject to the UK's super-equivalent rules which are higher than the EU minimum "standard listing" requirements. Company Name Country of Inc. Description of Listed Security Listing Category Market Status Trading Venue Home Member State ISIN(S) 4IMPRINT GROUP PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 38 6/13p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0006640972 888 Holdings Plc Gibraltar Ordinary Shares of 0.5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GI000A0F6407 AA plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BMSKPJ95 Admiral Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B02J6398 AGGREKO PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 4 329/395p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BK1PTB77 AIB Group Plc Ireland Ordinary Shares of EUR0.625 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE Ireland IE00BF0L3536 Air Partner PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BD736828 Airtel Africa plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of USD0.50 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BKDRYJ47 AJ Bell plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP0.000125 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BFZNLB60 Alfa Financial Software Holdings PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BDHXPG30 Allied Minds plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BLRLH124 Amigo Holdings PLC United Kingdom Ordinary shares of 0.25 pence each Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BFFK8T45 ANGLESEY MINING PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000320472 ANGLO AMERICAN PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of USD0.54945 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B1XZS820 ANGLO-EASTERN PLANTATIONS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000365774 ANTOFAGASTA PLC United Kingdom Ordinary shares of 5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000456144 AO World plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BJTNFH41 Aptitude Software Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 7 1/3p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BJV2F804 Arrow Global Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BDGTXM47 ASA International Group Plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP1 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BDFXHW57 Ascential plc United Kingdom Ordinary shares of GBP0.01 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BYM8GJ06 Ashmore Group Plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.01p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B132NW22 ASHTEAD GROUP PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000536739 ASSOCIATED BRITISH FOODS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 5 15/22p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0006731235 Assura plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BVGBWW93 Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP0.00903968713304439 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BFXZC448 AstraZeneca PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of US$0.25 each;fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0009895292 Auto Trader Group plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BVYVFW23 Avast plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BDD85M81 Aveva Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 3 5/9p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BBG9VN75 AVIVA PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0002162385 AVON RUBBER PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP1 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000667013 B&M EUROPEAN VALUE RETAIL S.A. Luxembourg Ordinary Shares of GBP0.10 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE Luxembourg LU1072616219 BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 60p each;fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0009697037 BAE SYSTEMS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0002634946 Bakkavor Group plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP0.02 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BF8J3Z99 BALFOUR BEATTY PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 50p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000961622 Bank of Georgia Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BF4HYT85 Bank of Ireland Group plc Ireland Ordinary Shares of EUR1.00 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE Ireland IE00BD1RP616 BARCLAYS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0031348658 BARR (A.G.) PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 4 1/6p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B6XZKY75 BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000811801 BATM Advanced Communications Limited Israel Ordinary Shares of ILS0.01 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom IL0010849045 Beazley PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BYQ0JC66 BELLWAY PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 12.5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000904986 Berkeley Group Holdings (The) Plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 5p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B02L3W35 BHP Group PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of USD0.50 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BH0P3Z91 Biffa plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of GBP0.01 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00BD8DR117 Big Yellow Group plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each;fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0002869419 BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1.25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0033147751 Bodycote Plc United Kingdom Ordinary shares of 17 3/11p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B3FLWH99 BOOT (HENRY) PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0001110096 BP PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of USD0.25 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0007980591 BRAEMAR SHIPPING SERVICES PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 10p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0000600931 BREWIN DOLPHIN HOLDINGS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 1p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0001765816 British American Tobacco Plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0002875804 British Land United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 25p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0001367019 Britvic Plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 20p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B0N8QD54 BROWN (N) GROUP PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 11 1/19p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B1P6ZR11 BT Group plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 5p each;fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0030913577 BUNZL PLC United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 32 1/7p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB00B0744B38 Burberry Group plc United Kingdom Ordinary Shares of 0.05p each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE United Kingdom GB0031743007 C&C Group PLC Ireland Ordinary Shares of EUR0.01 each; fully paid Premium Equity Commercial Companies RM LSE Ireland IE00B010DT83 CAFFYNS PLC United Kingdom Ordinary
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